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Gulfport woman one number away from $231 million Mega Millions jackpot. What she won.

A Gulfport woman recently won $10,000 playing the Mississippi Lottery’s Mega Millions
A Gulfport woman recently won $10,000 playing the Mississippi Lottery’s Mega Millions Courtesy of the Mississippi Lottery

A Gulfport woman missed a $231 million jackpot by one number. Her consolation prize was a cool $10,000.

The Mississippi Lottery recently announced the Sept. 13 winner who purchased the Mega Millions ticket with a Megaplier. Choosing four of the five correct numbers would have earned the Gulfport resident only $500, but hitting the Megaplier raised the ticket’s value to $10,000.

According to the Mississippi Lottery, the odds of picking four numbers and the Megaplier are 1 in 931,001. Odds of winning the jackpot were more than 325 times that: 1 in 302,575,350.

The winning ticket was purchased Sept. 10 from Clark Oil Company on U.S. 90 in Bay St. Louis.

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Mona Moore was a Service Journalism Desk Editor for the Sun Herald in Mississippi; Mahoning Matters in Ohio; and the Ledger-Enquirer and Telegraph in Georgia. Originally from West Covina, California, she holds a bachelor’s and master’s in corporate and public communication from the University of South Alabama. Mona’s writing and photography have been recognized by press associations in Mississippi, North Carolina and Florida.
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